My position on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Friday, 29 November, 2024 Although legislators rarely have easy decisions to make, I have found this week’s vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (often called the Assisted Dying Bill) one of the hardest to cast in nearly 20 years of being a Member of Parliament. I think that Kim Leadbeater MP (the promoter of the Bill) and those who have worked with her have made a sensible decision to limit the Bill’s... Articles
Parliament During Covid 19 24th July 2020 Life has been profoundly different for most of us since March and Members of Parliament are no exception. The House of Commons has had to change the way it... Articles
Best Small Shops Competition 2020 17th July 2020 The Best Small Shops Competition is returning for its fifth year and I hope Kenilworth and Southam’s small shopkeepers will enter the Competition, celebrating... Articles
Visit to Southam 13th July 2020 I was pleased to visit Southam last Friday to hear from local businesses on how COVID-19 has impacted them, and how they’re finding the recovery stage. It’s... Articles
Support for the Creative Industries 10th July 2020 Many of the emails and letters I have received during the period of the Coronavirus outbreak have been from those who work in the creative industries, including... Articles
Coventry City of Culture 9th July 2020 Coventry’s City of Culture programme will now start in May 2021 and run until May 2022, allowing us still to celebrate, though a little later than planned, the... Articles
Meeting with Sarah Kershaw 8th July 2020 Last week I met with Sarah Kershaw from the local Chamber of Commerce to discuss business recovery in our area. If you are a local business and need any help as... Articles
Arts Support 6th July 2020 I was pleased to hear that Government has announced £1.57 Billion package of support for culture, arts and heritage organisations in Britain, which includes... Articles
Happy Birthday NHS 5th July 2020 I would like to wish our NHS a very happy 72nd Birthday and once again thank all NHS staff for their heroic work during the Covid-19 outbreak. Articles
Time is Now Lobby 3rd July 2020 Despite the current lockdown restrictions, this week I was able to meet virtually with the Time is Now Lobby to discuss a green recovery from Covid-19. Articles
